I thought we'd take the opportunity to make this thread for the community to host comments and discussion over the new season of Pokemon, Decolora Adventure, which started just a short while go in the U.S. For our friends out there who live under rocks, let me recap where we're at:
After failing in the Unova League, and foiling Team Plasma's plans for the capture of Reshiram and eventual world domination, Ash decides to head back home to Pallet town. Interested in the wonders beyond Unova, Iris and Cilan make a last minute decision to accompany Ash to the Kanto region. Looks like the haters will have to deal with Cilan for a while longer. Anyway, Professor Juniper convinces them to take a cruise ship to Kanto, which also happens to be stopping in the Decolore islands along the way. After running into some trouble with Team Rocket at port, they're finally en route for the islands, the first of which is Honey Island, obviously notable for its honey.
We'd love to hear what YOU think about each episode in the new season of Best Wishes: Da! This is your 'go to' place every week after watching the latest episode.
To get us started, here are my own thoughts on what we've seen so far:
So what did everyone think?
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Coming Next week:
The Path That Leads to Goodbye! --> Are Ash and Iris having issues?
Already Aired:
Danger, Sweet as Honey!
Cilan and the Case of the Purrloin Witness!
Crowning the Scalchop King!
The Island of Illusions!
To Catch a Rotom!
The Pirates of Decolore!
Butterfree and Me!
The Path That Leads to Goodbye
Searching For A Wish
Capacia Island UFO
The Journalist from Another Region!
Mystery on a Deserted Island!
After failing in the Unova League, and foiling Team Plasma's plans for the capture of Reshiram and eventual world domination, Ash decides to head back home to Pallet town. Interested in the wonders beyond Unova, Iris and Cilan make a last minute decision to accompany Ash to the Kanto region. Looks like the haters will have to deal with Cilan for a while longer. Anyway, Professor Juniper convinces them to take a cruise ship to Kanto, which also happens to be stopping in the Decolore islands along the way. After running into some trouble with Team Rocket at port, they're finally en route for the islands, the first of which is Honey Island, obviously notable for its honey.
We'd love to hear what YOU think about each episode in the new season of Best Wishes: Da! This is your 'go to' place every week after watching the latest episode.
To get us started, here are my own thoughts on what we've seen so far:
Danger, Sweet as Honey - 8/3/13
I usually try not to overly criticize or hate on episodes, but the Decolore saga is just not off to a running head start with this particular episode. The best way I can describe this episode is: typical typical typical. Those who have watched a great deal of Pokemon will know exactly what I'm talking about here. I don't mean to be untastely here but the plot of this episode has been eaten and regurgitated 50 times over since at least the Advanced generation.
Team Rocket shows up,
they face off with Ash and the crew,
Team Rocket causes a disruption or explosion,
everyone gets seperated,
Meowth is with Ash's Pokemon and spends the rest of the episode trying to lead them back to Jessie/James.
As I was watching this I was just facepalming that they are still using this plot, and I just pray that they don't carry the same mistakes over to Kalos. What did you guys think about Meowth getting stun spored halfway through the episode? It's just funny that they couldn't even include ONE new thing in the episode because we've seen this a lot too. Someone gets hurt and everyone works together to rectify the problem. This is reused, lazy screenwriting on the part of the developers, and I would really urge viewers not to judge Decolora on this episode, because I think it's a simple case of bad first impressions- at least I hope.
I usually try not to overly criticize or hate on episodes, but the Decolore saga is just not off to a running head start with this particular episode. The best way I can describe this episode is: typical typical typical. Those who have watched a great deal of Pokemon will know exactly what I'm talking about here. I don't mean to be untastely here but the plot of this episode has been eaten and regurgitated 50 times over since at least the Advanced generation.
Team Rocket shows up,
they face off with Ash and the crew,
Team Rocket causes a disruption or explosion,
everyone gets seperated,
Meowth is with Ash's Pokemon and spends the rest of the episode trying to lead them back to Jessie/James.
As I was watching this I was just facepalming that they are still using this plot, and I just pray that they don't carry the same mistakes over to Kalos. What did you guys think about Meowth getting stun spored halfway through the episode? It's just funny that they couldn't even include ONE new thing in the episode because we've seen this a lot too. Someone gets hurt and everyone works together to rectify the problem. This is reused, lazy screenwriting on the part of the developers, and I would really urge viewers not to judge Decolora on this episode, because I think it's a simple case of bad first impressions- at least I hope.
Cilan and the Case of the Purrloin Witness! - 8/10/13
I think that this episode somewhat redeemed the mess that was made in the previous one. There's always a higher level of excitement when there is a tournament going on, and this time everything takes place on the cruise liner instead. It's nice to know that it probably won't be a new island every single episode because it's important that we get a change of scenery. I also really enjoyed the fact that there was an entire mystery playing out that piqued my interest a little more than the average episode-- first it leaves you guessing what possible history Cilan has with Mrs. Nipple and her Purrloin that could be causing his extreme discomfort, and then the "mystery" surrounding the crime against her. It kept be engaged and wanting to know more, and the mystery wasn't something so elementary that you could guess what happened from the beginning.
Side note: I find it funny that characters in the show can't even stand Cilan's "detective time".
It was fun hearing the case being solved at the end. Although I would have preferred if the gem thief, instead of being taken by the detective, had poured gasoline on himself, lit himself on fire, and then jumped over the side of the ship to avoid capture.
What did you all think about Mr. Shaw? I think it was cool that they made it look extremely obvious that it was him that stole the gem, but in the end they did a plot twist and he was really not involved in any way. I mean you knew that Teak was involved, but you might have only thought he was an accomplice or something.
Also, does anyone have any speculation for why Cilan is afraid of Purrloin? They purposefully don't let the views hear why at the very end.
I think that this episode somewhat redeemed the mess that was made in the previous one. There's always a higher level of excitement when there is a tournament going on, and this time everything takes place on the cruise liner instead. It's nice to know that it probably won't be a new island every single episode because it's important that we get a change of scenery. I also really enjoyed the fact that there was an entire mystery playing out that piqued my interest a little more than the average episode-- first it leaves you guessing what possible history Cilan has with Mrs. Nipple and her Purrloin that could be causing his extreme discomfort, and then the "mystery" surrounding the crime against her. It kept be engaged and wanting to know more, and the mystery wasn't something so elementary that you could guess what happened from the beginning.
Side note: I find it funny that characters in the show can't even stand Cilan's "detective time".
It was fun hearing the case being solved at the end. Although I would have preferred if the gem thief, instead of being taken by the detective, had poured gasoline on himself, lit himself on fire, and then jumped over the side of the ship to avoid capture.
What did you all think about Mr. Shaw? I think it was cool that they made it look extremely obvious that it was him that stole the gem, but in the end they did a plot twist and he was really not involved in any way. I mean you knew that Teak was involved, but you might have only thought he was an accomplice or something.
Also, does anyone have any speculation for why Cilan is afraid of Purrloin? They purposefully don't let the views hear why at the very end.
So what did everyone think?
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Coming Next week:
The Path That Leads to Goodbye! --> Are Ash and Iris having issues?
Already Aired:
Danger, Sweet as Honey!
Cilan and the Case of the Purrloin Witness!
Crowning the Scalchop King!
The Island of Illusions!
To Catch a Rotom!
The Pirates of Decolore!
Butterfree and Me!
The Path That Leads to Goodbye
Searching For A Wish
Capacia Island UFO
The Journalist from Another Region!
Mystery on a Deserted Island!
Although I don't get why they don't have every right to catch the Rotom as well....